New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, on Monday said meaningful access to justice is not merely the ability to approach a court but the assurance that complex cases will be decided within a reasonable time by courts equipped with the expertise to handle them, as he inaugurated Special Exclusive Courts at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex in New Delhi.

The CJI said the Special Exclusive Courts, dedicated to trials under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), represent an important institutional reform aimed at strengthening the criminal just...